I have been going to Pilates for a couple months now on Tuesday and Fridays. I have gotten over my fear of exercising with others. Surprisingly I am enjoying it and actually feel guilty if I don’t make it (guilt is a wonderful motivator some days). One of the ladies showed up last week with … Continue reading
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Maternity Shirt Revamp and a Date Night Recap
Pin ItI really don’t have a lot of going out clothes (I have lounging around the house clothes and really fancy clothes nothing in between.) Well Saturday was Date Night (fabulous dinner and an awesome concert) I was 0-6 for trying on outfits. I posted on Facebook that I had nothing to wear for Date … Continue reading
50s Day – Poodle Skirt and Saddle Shoes How To
Tuesday is the 50th Day of School so the Kindergarten Class is going to a 1950s style Sock Hop. My daughter thought a poodle skirt complete with a pink scarf and a dice bracelet would be fantastic. I am going to show the poodle skirt, saddle shoes, scarf and the poodle shirt on this post. … Continue reading
Pillowcase Nightgown – How To
My newest obsession is Pinterest – Pinterest is this insanely awesome website that lets you take ideas and “pin them” to your board. I like to think of it as a virtual idea book. The problem with Pinterest is that you get overwhelmed very easily with ideas. I found a child’s Pillowcase Nightgown but it … Continue reading
Felt Play Tent–FINISHED!!!! Very picture HEAVY!
It has taken over a month but I finally finished my son’s Christmas present! This project was time consuming and overwhelming at times, I honestly thought he would be in college before it was finished but I sit here 15 days before Christmas and the play tent is FINISHED!!!! There are movable hands on clocks, … Continue reading
The Search for a Clear Backpack…
The Littlest Pet Shop Case My daughter starts school August 30th and the only thing we were missing was a clear or mesh backpack. My criteria for this: it needs to at least appear that it will stay together longer than a week and it needs to be “girly” (my daughter wanted a pink one). … Continue reading
Happy Dance Day…
I learned to sew when I was in the 5th grade not because I wanted to but because I was made to. My grandma signed me up for sewing classes, I wanted to play basketball. My mom made me take sewing lessons and apologize to my grandma for my embarrassing out burst on how I … Continue reading
Yoga Pants Out of an OLD T-Shirt!
I was reading Nap Time = Craft Time Blog yesterday and she made these amazing yoga pants out of an old t-shirt. I was like I can so do that (please keep in mind my sewing skills are maybe one notch above average.) Straight lines maybe, curves not so much, and decorative stitches not so … Continue reading
Sewing!
Well I must admit I am a tad painted out but am still feeling “creative” so I decided to pull the felt out again and start sewing! I have been sketching some ideas for kids games and today I cut out some stuff for felt games. One of the ones I am making is a … Continue reading